I have a bunch of ISO files I created out of study guide cd media.
Is it possible to somehow mount the iso or use the iso instead of
having to plug the CD into the drive?
I am getting ready for some long trips and prefer not to carry te CD
packs with me.

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03-30-2008, 01:00 AM

unix

Re: using the iso insteadof a cd?

Holz wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi all
>
> I have a bunch of ISO files I created out of study guide cd media.
> Is it possible to somehow mount the iso or use the iso instead of
> having to plug the CD into the drive?
> I am getting ready for some long trips and prefer not to carry te CD
> packs with me.
>[/color]
[url]http://www.tech-recipes.com/linux_tips857.html[/url]
works well

Jack

03-30-2008, 01:43 AM

unix

Re: using the iso insteadof a cd?

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:44:30 -0700, Holz wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi all
>
> I have a bunch of ISO files I created out of study guide cd media. Is it
> possible to somehow mount the iso or use the iso instead of having to
> plug the CD into the drive? I am getting ready for some long trips and
> prefer not to carry te CD packs with me.[/color]

Sure - loop mount.

03-30-2008, 02:22 AM

unix

Re: using the iso insteadof a cd?

On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:00:43 -0400, jack wrote:
[color=blue]
> Holz wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi all
>>
>> I have a bunch of ISO files I created out of study guide cd media.
>> Is it possible to somehow mount the iso or use the iso instead of
>> having to plug the CD into the drive?
>> I am getting ready for some long trips and prefer not to carry te CD
>> packs with me.
>>[/color]
> [url]http://www.tech-recipes.com/linux_tips857.html[/url]
> works well
>
> Jack[/color]

You really don't need the "-t iso9660" parameter; the mount command can
figure out the file type automagically: